| NGC 297 | |
|---|---|
 SDSS image of NGC 297 (below right of center) | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Cetus |
| Right ascension | 00h 54m 58.9s [1] |
| Declination | −07° 20′ 59″ [1] |
| Redshift | 0.050778 [1] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 15223 km/s |
| Distance | 717 Mly (219.7 Mpc) |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 17.27 [1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | cE3: pec? [1] |
| Apparent size (V) | 0.33' × 0.29' [1] |
| Other designations | |
| 2MASX J00545892-0720591, 6dF J0054589-072059, [1] PGC 1020464 | |
NGC 297 is an elliptical galaxy in the constellation Cetus. It was discovered on September 27, 1864, by Albert Marth [2] and is classified as type E3, based on galaxy morphological classification. [3]
To date, according to redshift measurements, a current distance of 236 Mpc (~770 Mly) is given for NGC 297. This value falls within the range of Hubble distance values. [4]
